The piece concerns how the web has changed the sales process in recent years and explores the shortcomings of traditional CRM in simply automating the purchasing function, taking away the 'art' of the sale. It also highlights a trend towards 'Operational Business Intelligence' which is taking IT back to business basics and heralding the "re-birth" of the salesman.
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